Which to use
“stuft” and “stürzt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,231
- “stuft” frequency rank
- #8,290
- “stürzt” frequency rank
- 45521
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stuft | stürzt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stufen | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stürzen |
Where the eye mixes stuft and stürzt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. stuft runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against stürzt's 6 (CCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses stuft with stürzt
A purely visual mix-up. stuft ([ʃtuːft]) and stürzt ([ʃtʏʁt͡st]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45521, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stuft is recorded at frequency rank #37,231, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃtuːft]. stürzt is at rank #8,290, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtʏʁt͡st].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 45521, this pair ranks #1,350,195 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stuft vs stürzt
Shared letters: st. Private to "stuft": fu. Private to "stürzt": rzü.
"stuft" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "stürzt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- stuft ← sstuft · stfut · sttuft · stufft · stuftt · stutf · sutft · tsuft
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stuft" for "stürzt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "stuft" or "stürzt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "stuft" and "stürzt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stuft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stürzt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,350,195 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stuft" and "stürzt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stuft vs surft". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,350,195 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.